Beijing

Films from Israel

A retrospective festival of Israeli director Amos Gitai's major works of the past 25 years - including Kadosh, Kippur and Free Zone - is now on at Beijing's UCCA.

The filmmaker has received many international awards for his documentary films. One Day You'll Understand won the Best Director award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2008, while Free Zone, starring Natalie Portman, bagged the Best Actress award at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2005. Screenings will be in the original language with French and Chinese subtitles.

On till Dec 11. 798 Art District, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang district. 010-8459-9269

Veteran ink artist Chen Ping's solo show presents 60 of his latest ink paintings, calligraphic scrolls, painted ceramic pieces, essay and poem collections and seal-cutting works.

A studio in the exhibition hall also presents the traditional lifestyles of ancient artists whom Chen greatly admires.

9 am-5 pm, until Dec 12. National Art Museum of China, 1 Wusi Dajie, Dongcheng district. 010-6401-7076

Russian oil paintings

A group show of 200 Russian oil paintings is being held in Beijing.

Highlights include several works by late Soviet painter Konstantin Maksimov (1913-1993) who introduced the socialist realist school of oil painting to China, and whose style influenced Chinese oil art for decades.

9 am-5 pm, until Dec 17. Cultural Palace of Ethnic Chinese, 49 Fuxingmennei Dajie, Xicheng district. 010-6602-4433

The latest creations of Zhang Xiaogang, an influential contemporary artist from Sichuan, are on display at Today Art Museum.

The exhibition features some 20 oil paintings, all done to a widescreen TV size, to reflect Zhang's perception of life in the Internet age.

10 am-5:30 pm, until Dec 26. Today Art Museum, 2/F, 32 Baiziwanlu, Chaoyang district. 010-5876-0600